Managing Security “In” and “Of” the Cloud

Many digital transformation initiatives today involve a strategic move to the cloud to capture the key benefits of scalability, flexibility, and reduced cost for the modern enterprise. However, a new security paradigm is emerging in the cloud where enterprises lack visibility into applications and data, struggle to identify and secure cloud assets, and grapple with defining a new governance and compliance model.

While cloud service providers are responsible primarily for the security “of” the cloud, infrastructure platforms and enterprises are tasked with security “in” the cloud. This includes securing a complex set of cloud services, configurations, data integrity, and identity . . .